PRACTICE:

Verbs that become adjectives adding: –ing (present participle) or –ed (past participle) .

A. Complete the following sentence by highlighting the correct adjective in parentheses.

1. What are we going to do tonight? I’m so (boring / bored) just sitting here watching TV. Let´s go
out and do something (exciting / excited).

2. Did you watch the presidential debate on TV last night? It was so (disappointing / disappointed)

3. Are you (interesting / interested) in taking computer classes?

4. Those stories are so (confusing / confused) for me that I prefer not to read them.

5. My weekend was really (exciting / excited)! We went to explore some caves, it wasn’t easy! To
tell you the truth, I was a little (scaring / scared), but we enjoyed it very much.

6. Did you see Mario? He looked so (depressing / depressed)! I think he has a big problem.

7. We are visiting Italy next month. It will be (amazing / amazed)!

8. I’m sure it’ll be OK. You shouldn’t really worry. In my case I am (relaxing / relaxed).

B. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box, make them adjectives using final –ing or -ed.
Use each word only once. There are extra ones you don’t need to use. Look at the example.

scare annoy shock embarrass depress excite disgust interest worry

1. Martin has been _depressed_ since he lost his job, we have to do something to cheer him up.
2. Yesterday I wanted to introduce our new neighbors to John but I couldn’t remember their last
names. It was so _____ .
3. Dogs are _____ for Laura, because when she was a child, a dog attacked her.
4. I’m so _____ you came to my party.
5. Louise was _____ when she discovered that her ex-boyfriend is going out with her best friend.
6. Why are you so _____ about the tickets? I have already reserved them.
7. The couple complained to the manager about the bad smell in their hotel room. They said it
was really _____ .
C. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box, make them adjectives using final –ing or -ed.
Use each word only once. There is an extra one you don’t need to use. There are several possible
answers.

impress interest disappoint confuse frighten tire concern amaze surprise

1. I went to Easter Island on my vacation, it was a(n) _____ experience. I was _____ that this
small island with the mysterious stones would be so extraordinary.
2. The movie was very _____ , I didn’t understand the plot. Did you?
3. I was too _____ to go out, so I stayed home and watched TV.
4. Barry said that the book he was reading was very _____ , I would like to read it.
5. A bulldog once bit Lucy, so now she is very _____ of all dogs.
6. Helena hadn’t seen her nephew for 3 years, and she was _____ to see how much he had
changed.
7. Jenny broke up with her fiancée, she looks very sad. I am really _____ about her.